| influence of diabetes on group b streptococcus colonization in the pregnant patient. | to compare the incidence of group b streptococcus colonization in diabetic (n = 98) and nondiabetic (n = 10) patients, 199 pregnant women were cultured at the vaginal introitus using a standardised technique. eight diabetic patients had positive findings for group b streptococcus cultures, and three nondiabetic patients had positive cultures. no significant difference (p = .109) was found in the group b streptococcus colonization rates between these two groups of patients. in addition, no signif ... | 1997 | 9086431 |